It wasn't too long ago that Intel announced its master plan, encouraging manufacturers to start designing slimmer and more mobile laptops dubbed "ultrabooks." Well, it looks like Lenovo has come early to the party, launching its U300s ultrabook along with several other U-series notebooks.

Now, Gizmodo may have made its stance against sexualizing tech, but I daresay that if Lenovo's new U300s isn't the most sexy piece of cool aluminum, then I don't know what is. And while "sexy" isn't a prerequisite, it is the first laptop to meeting Intel's ultrabook specifications. The U300s is 0.58 inches thick and weighs 2.9 pounds, sporting a 13.3-inch screen. It's able to achieve such specifications by dropping the optical drive. Its Intel Core i5 processor (ultra-low volt) has helped it garner an eight-hour battery life (according to Lenovo's benchmark tests), making this laptop a candidate for mobile users. Also, the 128GB SSD will no doubt help cut the time it takes for the laptop and applications to start up, as opposed to a standard 5,400rpm or 7,200rpm spinning drive. The SSD also ups its ruggedness, as most spinning drives become damaged over time from being moved around and suffering vibrations from being on the road. Lenovo IdeaPad U300s is slated for release sometime in mid to late October and will start at a base price of $1,199.

The rest of Lenovo's U-series carries some similarities with the ultrabook, like an aluminum construction with a vent-less basemuch like what you see on the Apple MacBook Pro line. So rather than blowing air out the bottom of the laptop, the vents on the sides and back of the U300 (13.3-inch screen) and U400 (14-inch screen) help expel the heat build-up, while cool air is sucked in through the keyboard.

The U400, like the U300s, does not come equipped with an optical drive; however, the U400 does come with a slot-loading DVD-RW drive in case you like to kick it old-school and load up your iTunes with real CDs rather than digitally downloading them. All models come equipped with USB 3.0 and an HDMI video port to connect you with the latest technologies. Internally, the U300 and U400 can be configured with up to 8GB of RAM and 1TB of hard drive storage or 256GB of SSD. The U400 does have an edge, as it can be configured with an AMD Radeon HD 5470M (1GB) graphics chip, which won't do very much for you on the gaming front, unless you're talking about playing something along the lines of Torchlight and Starcraft II (on low to middle quality settings). The U300 will be available at the end of the quarter and the U400 will be available during mid to late October.